Callaway Golf will “pause” its relationship with Mickelson, Golf Channel reported. Earlier in the day, Workday said it would not renew its agreement with the golfer.
The two joined KPMG and Amstel Light in breaking with Mickelson.
There was more fallout Saturday from the PGA Tour. It told the (Palm Springs, Calif.) Desert Sun that Mickelson was no longer the host of The American Express tour event in La Quinta, Calif., and the Mickelson Foundation created for the tournament will no longer be part of the event. The 2022 American Express took place in January.
Mickelson said Tuesday he was giving his “partners” the option of pausing or ending their relationships with him. The offer was tucked inside an apology by Mickelson for his comments.
“The last thing I would ever want to do is compromise them or their business in any way,” he said.
MORE: Mickelson says Saudi Golf League comments taken ‘out of context’; author pushes back
Mickelson, 51, put himself at risk of losing sponsors by airing his grievances with the tour. Last November, he told author Alan Shipnuck for a book about the golfer that he was recruiting other players to join him in the fledgling Saudi Golf League. He was trying to pressure the tour into making changes that would benefit players. Mickelson also rationalized working with the Saudi regime, which is considered repressive and has been accused of murdering opponents.
Shipnuck posted the quotes on Firepitcollective.com in mid-February as the Saudi league prepared to announce that it would begin play:
Mickelson claimed in his apology that the comments Shipnuck posted were off the record and “shared out of context.” Shipnuck pushed back in a mailbag column for Firepitcollective.com:
